Atego launches RAS-based asset repository
February 13, 2013 —
Development tool and component provider Atego recently released Atego Asset Library, a Web-based software asset repository that lets developers reuse assets at design time.
The Atego Asset Library is a multiuser, scalable repository for software engineering artifacts. “Unlike a normal configuration-management system, which is all about storage and tracking, this is more focused on reuse,” said Hedley Apperly, VP of product and marketing at Atego.
“The other thing that sets it apart is that it’s applicable at design time, so you can design in a contracted way with people designing subsystems or components.”
The whole point of reuse is to make things cheaper and quicker, Apperly said. If you’re doing that with software, that is an “after-the-event” thing, he said, something you do after you’ve done the design.
“But if you can do your reuse during design, you can get even more benefits because you’re finding things earlier in the life cycle,” Apperly said. “Developers can go into this library, find the components they need, drag them out into their diagrams, and draw their software.”
The Atego Asset Library is, according to Apperly, the first asset library that’s based on the Reusable Asset Specification (RAS) of the Object Management Group (OMG), an industry consortium. The RAS is a set of guidelines and recommendations about the structure, content and descriptions of reusable software assets. “There’s been a few prototype products from people in the market, but this is the first big launch of something based on the RAS standard,” Apperly said.
“The OMG’s goal is to provide a vendor-neutral platform for driving standards such as the Reusable Asset Specification,” said Richard Soley, CEO of the OMG. “We are excited by Atego’s implementation of the OMG RAS, enabling system and software asset reuse, particularly at ‘design time’ with UML and SysML.”
The launch of the Atego Asset Library is significant for developers, Apperly said, because this is the first asset library that adheres to the RAS and deeply integrates with the Unified Modeling Language (UML), an ISO standard overseen by the OMG. “There are a lot of UML tools. But there are not many RAS tools,” Apperly said.
“Until now, there’s been no tool that provides the integration of both UML and RAS. That’s where this is unique and first.”
As for the RAS, since it is an open standard, there’s no lock-in to Atego. “So, if you’re putting your assets in [the Atego Asset Library], you know they’ve got a future,” Apperly said.
Related Search Term(s): Atego, OMG
Share this link: http://sdt.bz/39399
Most Read
Latest News
Resources
SAP unveils SAP HANA platform innovations for Big Data and spatial processing
Features include smart data access and expanded cloud deployment options
|
|
|
Alteryx raises $12 million to put Big Data analytics in the hands of all business analysts
Quest founder's firm, Toba Capital, selects Alteryx as its first analytics investment
|
|
|
Google I/O kicks off
Developers get new APIs and tools, and the Go language hits version 1.1
|
|
|
Jelastic launches new version of its Java and PHP hosting platform
Jelastic today announced the launch of a new version of its ultra-scalable cloud hosting platform
|
Telerik adds back-end services to Icenium mobile tool suite
Icenium Everlive makes the suite a complete app development platform, the company says
|
|
|
CollabNet fuses CloudForge, TeamForge
New pricing structure and integration gives developers an enterprise-grade choice for dist...
|
|
|
Eclipse release train for Kepler arrives June 26
New version of Eclipse includes Stardust for business process management, and Orion 3.0 fo...
|
|
|
Google I/O kicks off
Developers get new APIs and tools, and the Go language hits version 1.1
|
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Cloud Testing and ASQ SaaS
Demand for solutions to test applications on the cloud and for the cloud is rising signifi...
|
|
|
Get to Know the Database Decision Factors
What should you look for when choosing a relational database system? This informative arti...
|
|
|
Exploring the Database Forest
Today’s database technology landscape is more dynamic and varied than ever before. What’s...
|
|
|
Data Management Resource Guide
Today’s data is generated by more than just applications. Data is generated by trillions o...
|